by Travis
Ugh…I’ve made several attempts to record pubcast #40 - a discussion on the relationship between an author and her characters - and there’s something wrong with my sound.  I tried to fix a problem with sound on my Audio Hijack program by deleting a few files from the “Library.”  Apparently, I deleted one too [...]

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by Dave
I know that I’m a bit late on this subject. I’ve been fighting a good case of the flu (which has morphed into a sinus infection), and the Thanksgiving holiday threw me out of the loop, too. Combined with the fact that ideas new to me take some time to percolate and [...]

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By Matthew
I’ve been asking myself if there are any parts of Rowling’s writing that are, to me, particularly good or at least noteworthy from her usual.
The passages that are a change from Harry’s first person perspective always seemed refreshing to me. From off the top of my head these are found in the start [...]

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I know I’m a little late reporting this, but I thought it deserved some discussion:
J.K. Rowling has been named “Entertainer of the Year” by Entertainment Weekly.
The magazine said the “Harry Potter” author, who has sold nearly 400 million copies of her boy-wizard series that’s been adapted into a megasuccessful movie franchise, deserved props for getting [...]

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Horpy Tor! And don’t be a jerky.
(First person in the comments to correctly give the “Horpy Tor” reference [No Googling or other searching allowed - be honest!] gets their own free post at SoG on the topic of your choosing).

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By Matthew
We’ve been having some interesting discussions about influences on Rowling’s writing and the on-going debacle with the Lexicon so I thought it might be worth our while to have a look at other influences that people have noticed (1, 2,). Odd how Warner Bros. doesn’t have an issue with anything that they [...]

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by Travis
I found in my inbox this morning a link to a fascinating Rowling interview, in which once again the spiritual elements of the books are discussed, along with some of Rowling’s own religious history.  John has already got discussion rolling over at HogPro.
It is evident that Rowling intends to continue to talk about her [...]

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by Travis
This is not an academic essay. It contains random musings, and I welcome all comments, questions, and declarations of heresy.
In many ways, my 6 year detour from English and literature studies into Theology prepared me well to be able to handle the fringe Christian response to the Harry Potter series, but put me [...]

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by Travis
Update: Amazon.com is having a huge Black Friday Sale, which is great for those who don’t want to stand in long lines in cold parking lots only to get punched in the face when you get to the discounted Wii before somebody else. If you’re thinking about making purchases on deals at [...]

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John Granger has started an incredibly important discussion (one I hope to contribute significantly to with my forthcoming book) in his article, Harry Potter as “Shared Text:” Books and Meaning that will Define a Generation?
Since this is precisely the overarching theme of my book (how Harry Potter works as mythopoeic literature, becoming a “folktale” which [...]

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by Dave
Travis’s earlier post concerning what we’ve been reading made me think about some purely hypothetical questions. My philosophy major side is creeping out a bit here. I’m not sure of the greater merit of such a question, but I started wondering how an archvillain like Voldemort might find his end in some [...]

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by Johnny
Halloween has come and gone (only 361 days left till the next one), but I want to briefly call to attention one important aspect of this fascinating holiday; that of confronting your fears with laughter and mockery. A while ago, I came across an interesting article by James B. Jordan (director of Biblical Horizons) [...]

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by Travis
We’re several months removed now from the release of Deathly Hallows, and I’m wondering what everyone’s reading these days. I think I brought this up in a pubcast recently, but I thought we’d dedicate a thread to it, for purposes of interest and the recommendation of good literature.
I have not started a re-read [...]

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